Tag Archives: Steve Martin

News Muse Special – The Oscars Experience

News Muse is wishing she belonged to the Hollywood glitterati and could get a seat next to some hottie at the Oscars ceremony. Instead, the reality is that she got rejected off the bleachers and doesn’t have access to the … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.


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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys. If you can see … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.


 If you can see … Continue reading

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Hollywood’s epic love affair with disaster reaches new highs… and lows

News Muse ponders over the latest movie gossip, giving you her unique take on all the showbiz shenanigans… Last week I was devastated to hear that Hugh Jackman has turned down hosting the Oscars next year. This week the producers … Continue reading

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John Hughes | King of Teen Comedy R.I.P.

The death of John Hughes at the age of 59 has saddened us all here at Movie Talk. In tribute to the writer and director who put his unique stamp on 1980s teen comedies, we’ve put together a gallery with … Continue reading

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The Best view | Katherine Heigl & Gerard Butler star in crass and sexist romcom – that’s The Ugly Truth

Hard on the spike heels of the lame Sandra Bullock-Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy The Proposal comes yet another battle-of-the-sexes romcom. Difficult though it may be to imagine, The Ugly Truth is much, much worse – a hideously misguided attempt to … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | LA Story, and some other films with memorable locations

How many times have you found yourself Googling a film’s location because it’s made a place seem incredibly appealing? I recently talked about location appeal (on Saturday in fact) with regards to that pic that paints a picture of a … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Bolt Barking mad… Convinced he has superpowers, an animated dog – voiced by John Travolta – sets off on a misguided mission. Slumdog Millionaire Hot seat… Questions are asked when a teen orphan from the slums of Mumbai makes it … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | The Pink Panther 2

Zut alors! Steve Martin plumbs new depths of mirthlessness in this woeful sequel – the latest shot at squeezing box-office cash from the increasingly devalued Pink Panther brand. Martin’s second go at filling Peter Sellers‘ shoes as bungling Inspector Jacques … Continue reading

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